Tarola said new figures show that the number of students attending district schools will gradually increase.

In 1996, amid planning for the construction of an all-in-one campus at the high school property, predictions were for enrollment to remain flat.

School Board President John E. Freund III said bids for the campus construction will be opened at 7 p.m. Thursday in the high school library. Directors have scheduled 6:15 p.m. Sept. 22 to award contracts for the estimated $35 million project.

Groundbreaking has been set for Oct. 18, in conjunction with homecoming ceremonies. When the campus is completed, all district schools will be in the same area.